stimulate vs stir up

stimulate and stir up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stimulate	No	No	Yes	No
stir up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, stir up is a hyponym of stimulate; that is, stir up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stimulate:

Other hyponyms of stimulate include entice, lure, tempt, rejuvenate, jog, incite, instigate, set off, agitate, foment.

stimulate (verb)	stir up (verb)
cause to be alert and energetic	provoke or stir up
act as a stimulant	change the arrangement or position of
provide the needed stimulus for	arouse or excite feelings and passions
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner	try to stir up public opinion
cause to occur rapidly
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
stir feelings in